Scientists say that climate change has made California wildfires FIVE TIMES as risky and that they're now burning twice as much land. Dr. Leah C. Stokes [email protected] breaks it down on Democracy Now!. What's going on in California is a climate disaster. Let's call it that.

Big thanks to Bill McKibben for sharing my AARP piece in his newsletter. 🙏 It tells the story of Martha Shaw, 84, who lost everything in a hurricane goosed by climate warming & rising seas. She's since been through 2 more. billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-thing-to-t… aarp.org/home-family/yo…

BREAKING: Australia has introduced a new bill that will impose fines of up to 5% on Elon Musk's Twitter/X global revenue, which could be hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to control the spread of misinformation.

The climate emergency is a story of avoidable injustice. The rich cause the problem, the poor pay the highest price. The most vulnerable are being abandoned to climate extremes. We need climate justice. Now. #COP29

Kakistocracy: government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state.

Australian police stopped a man because his car had 'anti-Semitic' material on the window. When the driver queried what the anti-Semitic material was, The officer replied 'the small watermelon'.😂

BREAKING: In a blatant example of corporate criminality, Exxon deployed an Israeli agent and lobbyists DCI to hack the emails of hundreds of prominent US climate leaders. Exxon lawyers also laundered stolen documents in court. Lock them up. ⤵️ ⤵️ reuters.com/business/energ…

The Franklin Fire in Malibu is making headlines. As of 8:35 am EST, the fire was still 0% contained. Climate change is driving an increase in severe wildfires. A useful paper for reference: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

The #Franklin wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles has forced Malibu residents to flee their homes. Climate change is having a serious impact on the prevalence of wildfires in California. Warmer, drier seasons create the conditions for more frequent & more damaging fires.

BREAKING: A stunning 34 members of the US Congress — including @aoc, @berniesanders, and @repmcgovern — have sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to pardon me after I was targeted by Chevron with the nation’s first corporate prosecution. Grateful. Please share:

We are happy to be joining our friends Climate Defiance to blockade the U. S. Dept of U.S. Department of Energy to tell President Donald J. Trump to #StopLNG projects before he leaves office. The time is now. #ClimateJustice

📍A fire in California has grown to 1,633 hectares. The fire started on Dec.10 near the city of Malibu. The evacuation of 20,000 residents has been announced. ⭕️We need to create a unified science center for integrated climate solutions ASAP #climateforeducation #WeatherUpdate

NEW - Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: study insiderpaper.com/climate-change…

The Kingston rally to Pass the NY HEAT Act was fantastic and inspiring today, showcasing affordable clean energy housing with great speakers! Let's do this, Governor Kathy Hochul #fossilfree #affordable #renewable

* Firefighters struggle to contain ferocious Malibu wildfire * Earth is getting drier, new study warns * Monarch butterfly proposed for Endangered Species Protection * Arctic tundra has shifted from carbon sink to carbon source: NOAA In our new Green News Report [link in reply]

President Biden just commuted the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others. Happy for them, but disappointed I did not make the cut. There are 40 days left in Biden’s term — please help me and the Amazon communities deliver justice to Chevron.⤵️ x.com/SDonziger/stat…

For God's sake President Donald J. Trump pardon Steven Donziger already! He protects people, climate, water, life. He was legally attacked & disbarred after helping win a $9.5 billion suit against Chevron for thousands of Ecuadorians harmed by oil waste in the Amazon. Let's do this.

How can anyone watch this video and not see the urgency to get off fossil fuels? CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett of TIAA -- fires and floods, deaths and droughts, displacement and devastation cannot be held back by denial. Your clients want you to divest! #TIAADivest Third Act

This story about Mohammed Balousha is almost exactly one year old. Today, Israel killed him. I wonder if Washington Post or any Western outlet will share that news or if they’ll continue whitewashing Israel’s crimes against their colleagues because they’re Palestinian.

This is Oligarchy. Since Election Day, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg have become $232 billion richer & are now worth $920 billion combined. Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. We must fight for an economy that works for all, not just the few.